, 1887-01-22

the community, its health, was lamentably
deficient. Not only were high salaries and
hOnours reserved for other services, but the
medical profession actually suffered by its
promotion of sanitation by diminishing its
sources of revenue. AS to State hOnours
they were not showered on sanitary reform
erS. Ii Edwin Chadwick John Simon,
and Sir r. RawlinsOn had done equal work
i'll the Army, the Navy, or the Church
they would have been made dukes, admir-
ais, or archbiShops. DR.. Carpenter urged
the necessity of the medical profession Sc
curing greater influence in the House Of
Commons.
Sir. j. Fayrer strongly supported the
views put forward. In India they had
seen the death rate of one class of the pop
ulation reduced from 60 to 16 per 900 and
he was confden that if they gave London
pure air. pure water, and secured general
cleanliness, the mortality would be far be-
low it's present average of 81 to % per 900.
Mr.. j. F. Sykes, NIB, read a paper
on "The Sanitary Medical Service as q
Career,0 urging upon the society to take
up the question of the unsatisfactory Off
cial status, the insecurity of tenure, and insult
fcient remuneration which prevail generally
throughout the country in this most impOr-
tant department of public administration.
Daily Telegraph.
The Russian Government has announced
through all it's organs, that, with all person
al respect for Prince Ferdinand Of sake
Coberg, it will not accept his candidature.
It adheres to its nomination Of Prince
Nicholas of Mingreia, and unless he IS accept
ed will veto every candidate proposed. These
declarations have produced so much effect
in Berlin, that Prince Bismarck refused to
see the Bulgarian ENJOYS, and his son told
them to reconcile themselves with Russia.
The Bulgarian delegates were going to Paris;
but according to the latest accounts, they
have turned aside to visit Darmstadt, and
to take counsel with Prince Alexander, who
left England on Wednesday for his own
home. The Regents, it is said, declare that
if Russia sets herself against all Europe,
they will act independently, will again sum
mon the Sobranje, and will allow it to take
it's own course unrestrained. The result will,
they say, be an unanimous affirmation that
Prime Alexander is still the legitimate and
popular ruler of the country, and the appoint
ment of q single Regent to administer affairs
in his name until events admit of his return.
This course, which has been often recommend
ed in Sofia, would have the advantage that it
would compel Russia either to occupy Bulgaria,
or to ignore Sofia altogether and the dlsad'
vantage that the Sultan might appoint a new
Governor-G General of East Roumeia. Prince
Alexander certainly resigned that post. We
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rians are exasperated to the last degree, and
that they can precipitate the crisis if they
choose.-SpectGtOr.
An elaborate report upon ] apan publish
ed by Mr.. Kreitner, the Austrian Consul
at Yokohama, rather modifes English pre-
conceptions of that Empire. He says the
earthquakes destroy a city every seven years
and that, moreover, the period Of volcanic,
activity during which Fusiyama destroys
everything in It's neighbourhood, is again APP
preaching. OF the 3,1O0 islands comprising
the Kingdom the vast majority are of
volcanic origin, and many of the more north
ern, including the great island of Yesso, are
practically incapable of culture. There is plen-
ty of coal. and petroleum, but the mines of
other minerals are State monopolies, and are
badly worked, Japan, which used to export
gold, now importing it. Mr.. Kreitner speaks
highly Of the vegetable resources of Southern
Japan; but he does not regard it as the para
disc which it appears to men facinated by it's
peculiar arts. He confirms the story that the
Japanese Trade Guilds succeed in keeping the
secret of making their steel sWordblades, of
manufacturing the best lacquer, and of culti-
= Tating the wax-tree, q pursuit requiring ex-
IRENE care.-IOtd.